Recent news shows that some school districts did not properly background screen drivers used to transport students to and from school. Some of these students have disabilities and are vulnerable as with younger children. Even students utilizing a limo service to get to the prom are being transported by a driver who may not have a permit and certainly has not been properly background checked. One such instance recently occurred in Portland when city inspectors caught 12 limos and party buses going to the high school prom without permits. Safe transportation of students to and from school is the responsibility of the school district while limousine service for going to the prom is the responsibility of the parents. To learn more about why background screening of drivers transporting children around is so important read recent CriminalBackgroundRecords.com press release: http://www.criminalbackgroundrecords.com/news/2013-7-15-Taking-a-Taxi-or-Limo.html
Human Resource (HR) Tool Box could use a few more Screening Tools
With the amount of time it takes selecting potential job applicants, interviewing them and then finally hiring usurps a huge amount of time from human resource professionals. With this level of time investment, HR personnel do not want to go through this whole process without getting that job position filled.
It is essential to include a criminal background check in any pre-employment background screening, but there are a few more tools that can help ensure hiring someone that not only meets the job requirements, but also makes sure the job applicant has been truthful with the information they entered on their job application. These tools are a driving records check and professional verification. Depending on the duties of the job a driving record check may not be that important, but then again maybe it is. Driving records also known as MVR or DMV checks will tell you about accidents and driving related convictions, moving violations, actions against the driver such as suspensions, driving under the influence (DUI), hit and run and much more.
Employment verifications uncover the reality of past or current job information and help human resource professionals sort through accuracies regarding what the potential hire is telling them. For job functions that require a certain level of education or specific credentials license education verification is a must. For modern day HR managers the more tools in your tool box means better decisions and less time wasted on potential hires that can now be vetted quickly before hiring the wrong person.
Get MVR Checks (driving records) and a Criminal Background Check in 1-Order
Employers can now get driver history reports and criminal background checks at a single online source with CriminalBackgroundRecords.com. The site just launched driving records as a new product to its existing suite of background checks.
The site allows users to place a driving record check otherwise known as a DVM record check or motor vehicle search (MVR search) on its order form along with a criminal background check, so employers can place one order and get all the background check reports they need, making their life easier and keeping them organized by having all background reports stored at a single source.
The site now also offers commercial license lookups or CDL checks through the Commercial Driver’s License Information System or CDLIS. This search requires a social security number and retrieves driver’s licenses from the past three states the applicant has held a drivers license in.